Remy: Spiderwebs (No Doubt IRS Parody)

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2 жыл бұрын

After receiving an erroneous tax notice, Remy is convinced that the IRS is ghosting him.
Parody of No Doubt's "Spiderwebs" written and performed by Remy; edited by Austin Bragg; camera by Meredith Bragg
reason.com/video/2022/07/07/r...
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LYRICS:
You're trying to connect
Cuz we sent something incorrect
But the mistake you made is clear:
You're assuming that we're here
Please be patient
I'm on a sort-of vacation
"Remote working" today
Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into Spider Webb's
Don't leave a message
We don't call you back
What if I can't reach you?
You might go to jail if you don't do that
Like Amber Heard on a duvet
You're pushing #2 all day
Menus more tangled and twisty
Than Herschel Walker's family tree
You've got issues
Well maybe grab some tissues
Sweet, an automatic raise
Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm shooting out some spiderwebs
Don't leave a message
We don't call you back
But you better reach us
You might go to jail if you don't do that
And it's all our fault
And our budget's this tall
But no matter who calls
We don't answer phone calls

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@scottrogers6009 2 жыл бұрын

As a tax attorney, I can attest that this song is no parody......it is a documentary.

@arkansaslibertarian5051 2 жыл бұрын

lol, what state? I need a tax attorney right now

@derf_the_mule1405 2 жыл бұрын

As an actual victim of IRS theft and incompetence, I can attest this is not close to reality. Reality is far worse than this parody. When you do get ahold of them (they do selectively answer especially if you commit (dangerous) to paying) you get conflicting answers and advice that will send you to jail or with an empty bank account (the banks get their cut first). Had to pay a $43.50 "Civil Penalty" for taxes I did owe because the IRS took 11 months to process my return. They are crooks with massive power and they don't care about you or doing their jobs....

@jeangoodall7455 2 жыл бұрын

Very true the agents are not in the office. Been in litigation with IRS for too many years. Covid became an excuse for them. Arrogant, condescending agents have schooled me in person as well as phone conversations. You must prove yourself innocent via registered mail and go through a quagmire of never ending arrivals.

@firefalcon100 2 жыл бұрын

exactly, I never have gotten the full amount of the stupid trump stimulus because they sent the check to my exwife and I as a joint check.

@fyrchmyrddin1937 2 жыл бұрын

It's also more widely applicable, as even before the "Plan-demic", Gov't workers in Washington D.C. often have very generous "work from home" schedules. I personally know of one Treasury worker who was supposed to coordinate a CATV installation in his Federal building. He neither answered calls, e-mail, nor Skype for 3 solid days. Dude draws a 6-figure salary.

@johnosterhoudt 2 жыл бұрын

"Like Amber Heard on a duvet, you're pushing number two's all day" OMG 😆

@drproton85 2 жыл бұрын

I died! 🤣🤣

@_Solaris 2 жыл бұрын

Good God. She's done 😆

@rafaelgmota 2 жыл бұрын

Too soon?

@etsequentia6765 Жыл бұрын

Amber is the gift that keeps on giving.

@stationdisatrous647 10 ай бұрын

Remy is a genius

@smicksmookety 2 жыл бұрын

Once I had the IRS come after me for tens of thousands of dollars. After months of phone calls and multiple false resolutions the problem was solved by some guy checking a box.

@michaelrandazzo3959 2 жыл бұрын

I want to be that guy [X]

@neuromancer9k 2 жыл бұрын

Remy may be a national treasure, but this one hits a little too close to home every time I have to chase...you-know-who to get my return processed.

@zacharyrollick6169 2 жыл бұрын

They made me jump through a bunch of hoops last year because I don't have a credit card. I told the IRS employee (who introduced himself by his ID number) "I'm being punished for being fiscally responsible?" He said "Yeah, that sounds like us."

@chadparsons50 2 жыл бұрын

Honesty is the best policy.

@notme222 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect evidence that it's not bad people. It's a bad system.

@bloodgain 2 жыл бұрын

@@notme222 Can confirm. A really good friend of mine works in IT management for the IRS, and shares pretty much all of the same criticisms the rest of us have about them. But tacked onto his Army time, he'll get to retire early, so I can't blame him for taking a good gig.

@PrometheusMMIV 2 жыл бұрын

Out of curiosity, what does having a credit card have to do with taxes? I've always filed my own taxes, and have never needed a credit card for that.

@notme222 2 жыл бұрын

@@PrometheusMMIV I'm sure OP can answer for himself. But in case he doesn't, I would guess that it's harder to prove expenses when you're paying cash.

@dustinabc 2 жыл бұрын

I had to call IRS "costumer support" a few years ago. I asked the person why they call it customer support when a customer is a willing consumer of a product or service, NOT a coerced individual. #TaxationsIsTheft

@techguy651 2 жыл бұрын

Politicians are the customer. Taxpayers are the cattle.

@Barskor1 2 жыл бұрын

Taxation is slavery

@charliecharliewhiskey9403 2 жыл бұрын

Customer support. "Costumer" support would, I suppose, assist Circus, film & stageplay industries. Would probably also be more efficient than customer support.

@matanga69 2 жыл бұрын

🙌 amen

@libertariantranslator1929 2 жыл бұрын

Plank 2 of the 1848 Communist Manifesto is a progressive income tax.

@MF-bl6ed 2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure if I walked into an IRS office the only person I'd find is the Janitor

@vblog1989 2 жыл бұрын

Not entirely true. Remy missed his boat on this one.

@Matt-vz5wy 2 жыл бұрын

They’re pretty good about enforcing non payment. Those guys definitely show up to work.

@ZboeC5 2 жыл бұрын

No, somebody will be there of course, but it's the person whose job it is to steal your money. The person that can help fix it will never show up.

@MF-bl6ed 2 жыл бұрын

@@Matt-vz5wy Oh no doubt, they are absolutely available when it comes to taking your stuff lol

@fyrhtu81 10 ай бұрын

So? Folks seem to be under the ridiculous belief that you can only take phone calls in-office.

@willstikken5619 2 жыл бұрын

It took me months of calling prior to tax season to discover that sending a fax to the IRS and waiting for a mailed response was the fastest method for resolving the issue. A fax. To a number not listed anywhere in the main instructions but buried in small text on the second page of legalese.

@bloodgain 2 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious. I remember the short-lived call-in tax filing, which I used a couple of times when I had jobs as a teen and could still file a simple 1040-EZ. IIRC, it had a fax option. That was less odd in 1999, but still dying out.

@willstikken5619 2 жыл бұрын

@@bloodgain This was 2022...and seriously delayed some important task dependent on them rubber stamping a common action. The worst part was trying to use their website which made you go through a series of questions, said, oh, you want that, denied, call this number. that number then sent you through more automated questions before giving a similar message about not being able to accept the call and just hangs up on you. It wasn't until i consider mailing that i found the fax option. mailing was expected to take 4-8 weeks.

@curtbalch2321 2 жыл бұрын

If only you had spotted the end note associated to paragraph 3 subsection B on page 4; you would have realized that a simple scroll sent by carrier pigeon would have resolved your problem in less than a fortnight.

@lisaroper421 2 жыл бұрын

@@curtbalch2321 I hear the smoke signals are even faster!

@arkansasreactionary9577 2 жыл бұрын

What was the number lol? This is important information.

@tacsystems5621 2 жыл бұрын

Man this hit home for me. I ended up paying thousands after giving up trying to call them. I literally tried for 6 hours a day for 2 weeks and couldn’t get through. Only could get to the operator who in turn would transfer me to a recording that disconnected me. This is bullsh*t.

@gondwannagondwanna4471 2 жыл бұрын

After a month of calling I honestly just "simply" googled how to contact the IRS and found a KZfaq video explaining the correct series of numbers to input during the phone screening to connect you to a person... This really happened lol, also my blood pressure is shooting up while typing this.. hope this story helps someone some day

@ThePhilosopher 2 жыл бұрын

I think everyone would appreciate a link to that video

@gondwannagondwanna4471 Жыл бұрын

@@ThePhilosopher kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftKohb2VtJ7blmQ.html I couldn't find the original that I watched there is tons of videos out there idk the IRS might change the process up every now n then. But this one seemed good n short I didn't test it, tho it did sound like the special code I had to do hope it helps!!

@dervakommtvonhinten517 2 жыл бұрын

ive never seen a company that wasnt experiencing UNUSUALLY high caller volume....

@baigandinel7956 2 жыл бұрын

I had to get in touch with an "IRS advocate" to get them on the phone, basically someone acting as a kind of lawyer or mediator to convince the IRS to take the call.

@a.s.2426 Жыл бұрын

100% That is the trick. Pittiful.

@onehundredpercentmaxnochil9720 2 жыл бұрын

This hit too close to home, I had the same issue this year where I paid my bill and then received a notice saying I still owed that amount plus penalties, also note I had less than a week to correct it all. Calls wouldn't go through and I had no other means of reaching out. I, by some miracle using the tax advocates number, was able to get through after an hour long wait and get it resolved. Honestly, it took 6 months off of my life. 😑😑😑😑

@HangTheBankers1 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. Abolish the IRS!

@TheRollingTrip 2 жыл бұрын

You know, this would be funny if it wasn’t true. The iRS decided to send me a letter explaining 5-6 things of way my “refund” was several thousand less than what the software said…..and at the end, “please call if you disagree”. I did a dozen times and was promptly given that message and hung up on.

@thevreelander Жыл бұрын

This legit became even more relevant with the hiring of 87k new IRS agents that will throw us in jail 😂.

@Andrew-be6eh Жыл бұрын

This has happened to me twice now. I needed to get a lawyer to call the secret lawyer number to get anyone to answer.

@SamBalducci 2 жыл бұрын

Best ReasonTV Parody video to date. Loved it and hated it. Loved it because it was great and on point, hated it as someone who was in the situation in the parody and had to hire a lawyer, pay what they said I falsely owed, and then wait almost a year for them to refund me my money once they figured it out. A total mess.

@timothygerke6982 2 жыл бұрын

The bop-it part made me laugh 😂 Entertaining as usual 👏

@Ironica82 2 жыл бұрын

Great song and great parody. It has been decades since I remember hearing the original and this not only kicked me in the nostalgic area, but was also straight facts being sung.

@ncarter7999 2 жыл бұрын

😂 I took this one personally. Had to fight with my state's tax agency last year

@sirskeptic 2 жыл бұрын

This song speaks to me. I used to keep a running text file of when the call started, who I talked to and the time spent on hold.

@richardbobb1878 2 жыл бұрын

I understand the IRS bought a whole bunch of 9 mm hollow points recently, and the Department of Agriculture bought some machine guns and a whole bunch more 9 mm. So it looks like the hoodlums are well armed but I question the morality of those who sold the arms???. I was at one time a card carrying member of the Doctor Demento Society. I don't have my card anymore but I still have the CD. I must say being a connoisseur of good comedy and parody you are doing a really good job. : )

@3869426384 2 жыл бұрын

The DOA runs the Park Rangers. And the Park Rangers are armed federal cops, with their own SWAT teams. The IRS has their own SWAT teams. On the one hand, seems like overkill. On the other, sometimes the tax dodgers are organized crime.

@johnnyapplesmith 2 жыл бұрын

For real, I have been trying to call for my $4k refund for so long, always fails. I decided to not pay taxes, that way they can just subtract what I owe, from what they owe. And it worked lol.

@DoctorMandible 2 жыл бұрын

Point of clarity: You don't "owe" anything to a thief.

@japanesebitter1066 2 жыл бұрын

Another comment said to reach them by fax, it’s worth a shot

@johnnyapplesmith 2 жыл бұрын

@@japanesebitter1066 How do you even go on about that lol? Like a public library maybe?

@ludwigvonmiseswasright4380 Жыл бұрын

If you print out the hard-copy PDF of the 1040 tax form, there is a line near the end, for applying any extra taxes the year before, to the current bill. That's what I did, the spring that COVID shut down the IRS. I gave up on receiving my tax return, and instead instructed my employer to stop withholding taxes for the next year. It washed out in the end.

@carltaylor5359 Жыл бұрын

I remember reading that if you call and actually speak with someone at the IRS about your return, if they give you bad advice it is still your fault for any related error on your return and so you are liable for any penalties and interest that may be assessed.

@ErpelenteYT 2 жыл бұрын

I say it as it is: There should be a new song weekly!

@mauricefrancoislapuyade7915 2 жыл бұрын

Too close to home. Had to call the IRS multiple times last year while dealing with a tax filing issue. Was on hold waiting for at least 1.5hrs every time I called. It was literally a full time job trying to get a hold of the IRS.

@TheDexterFishbourne Жыл бұрын

Now they have 87,000 more people that wont answer the phone.

@williamdavis7390 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget boys, taxation is theft!

@johncounts2182 2 жыл бұрын

@@Zero_Contradictions you are the kind of person who, if alive then and there, would have touted the killing of jews as not murder because it "is legal." you should ground your morals to something more substantial than legislation and tyrannical dictates.

@nostalgiakarlk.f.7386 Жыл бұрын

That Bop It reference was killer

@rvgn 2 жыл бұрын

Remy please never stop! These are all just perfect!

@jacobrey Жыл бұрын

problem is still happening, had the exact same message calling in to see why the IRS is so late getting information input from 7 months ago for our non-profit

@OmegaTou 2 жыл бұрын

This is the real reason it's pointless to pull an Andrew Joseph Stack III. There's nobody in the building.

@audreyhunter6099 11 ай бұрын

Remy’s most underrated song, this is my favorite

@Telogor Жыл бұрын

It's funny that there are sources cited in a parody video.

@Lexicommonzero 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best parody artist since Weird Al himself

@eriksnider7189 2 жыл бұрын

The government must put into the constitution that if we're forced to pay for a government service, it must be found able to actually help and have basic competency to continue getting funding. Basically just add on to the right to a fair and speedy trial, which is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

@Matt-vz5wy 2 жыл бұрын

They’d just investigate themselves and find that everything is working perfectly. What would work better for transparency and ethics in distribution of funding would be for everything to be funded by donation and the idea of taxation being scrapped altogether. I’d happily donate to my county for road maintenance and fire departments. I’d probably donate more than I currently pay towards those things in taxes now.

@Matt-vz5wy 2 жыл бұрын

Even better if all donations are public so the mystery of who benefits from certain things is clarified for the public to see.

@Matt-vz5wy 2 жыл бұрын

@Steve L why would I ever voluntarily donate to terrorists?

@badgerwijohnson4081 2 жыл бұрын

I was just wondering when the new Remy song was coming..and BAM! one appeared. Am I a god?...not the God but perhaps a minor deity? I'm going to try to manifest some chips and nacho cheese next I'll let you know how it goes.

@davidanalyst671 2 жыл бұрын

This is genius!!!! Just like the government was there to help everyone with unemployment as well. That was a cluster nightmare, just like my family

@DH-sw6vg 10 ай бұрын

Laughed so hard I thought I was going to have a stroke.

@vegacool1 Жыл бұрын

I noticed the 87k new IRS agents weren't given phone training...

@WinthorpWoodstock Жыл бұрын

It want to laugh, but it's so true, Very painful. I wish I could play this on an iPad in Tax Court.

@Silvercrypto-xk4zy 9 ай бұрын

Came for the irs parody, got the bonus amber dig. Rent is the man

@ModeratelyAmused 2 жыл бұрын

I love Remy's stuff but this might have made more sense during tax season. On a list of things Americans are worried about this summer, being able to contact the IRS isn't on the radar.

@DoctorMandible 2 жыл бұрын

It's Reason's M.O. Always milquetoast and months late. Remember when they came out hard against lock downs? Me neither. Remember when they published an article declaring lock downs and mandatory vaccines are libertarian? That actually did happen. Hopeless.

@jimwall2291 2 жыл бұрын

Actually I prefer it not during tax season. If it had been in april, it would have just been adding stress to doing my taxes.

@lisaroper421 2 жыл бұрын

I love the bop it reference! 😂

@safunin1936 Жыл бұрын

Remy, you are hilarious! Another clever parody about this crazy place we live in.

@nathangoode1089 Жыл бұрын

You should see the Canadian bureaucracy. It took my daughter ten months to get her password even though we paid to have it rushed.

@silentcal84 Жыл бұрын

It's sad that parody music videos are some of the truest things out there right now. I'm so thankful for these.

@jakegarrett8109 2 жыл бұрын

Remy is a national treasure, catchiest free speech of government grievances, and always relatable ones, Thanks Remy!

@bencruz563 2 жыл бұрын

bureaucrat: A non sentient sub species of human. A sub human if you will.

@zunalter 2 жыл бұрын

No kidding in the last two weeks I literally was doing this same thing and crying that the IRS kept kicking me off the phone. So the problem is do I pay money I shouldn't and hope to get them to pay my back later or do I risk the million dollars of late fees and penalties trying to argue about it.

@CaliforniaFarmGirl 2 жыл бұрын

Literally the best thing on the internet.

@Nikua13 2 жыл бұрын

I love that I can at least laugh about my future incarceration!

@WinginWolf 2 жыл бұрын

You have NO IDEA how accurate this is…. ** the IRS.

@censorshipbites7545 2 жыл бұрын

*Brilliant as ever!*

@user-wl2xl5hm7k 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah: Bring back ska punk 🎺

@LordLewsTheDragon 2 жыл бұрын

Instant Remy Superfan: the only IRS that will like this video. Thanks for another classic.

@Munce72 2 жыл бұрын

That was great guys. Scooby snacks for you all!

@knighthoodandmtgarena2619 2 жыл бұрын

New Remy video = best day of the week

@j.j.oliphant9794 2 жыл бұрын

During covid we ran into this problem and it took over half a year to figure out something dumb. Worst customer service ever! I was thinking if it had been a private company I'm pretty sure it would have been braking laws.

@danavest Жыл бұрын

Not to worry we’ve got 87,000 more coming to help 😂😂😂

@carlthecaveman 2 жыл бұрын

Remy is a national treasure.

@dariusthurman8835 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah The IRS has terrible customer service, especially with appointments. You show up in person and they say call to schedule.

@NotableSavage Жыл бұрын

I’ve got a great boss. He’s got everything I want and is helping me and my family to get there. He let my family and I use his recently vacated dwelling at the beach. Nothing too fancy, but it has a boat canal that reaches the intracoastal waterway. On our last day he stopped by on his boat to pick up some things from the garage. He told me as he was pushing off that he’d be available the rest of the day. “I’m working re-boatly!”

@SHSscorp82 Жыл бұрын

1:00 Bop it Twist it made me laugh out loud at work! 😂😂

@dheibeljr 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING!

@DoYouWantTaBeFree 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best one yet!

@Kparris7 2 жыл бұрын

Me at first: 😆 Me realizing the IRS still owes me $6k: 😓

@pacoclooney6859 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@sixwingproductions Жыл бұрын

had to call the irs multiple times last year to get my taxes fixed. i had to call the minute they opened and automaticaly got put ona 90 minute hold. by 30minutes after openign they say all slots are alocated and it hangs up on you no voicemail, no call back, nothing.

@lukesalazar9283 2 жыл бұрын

Having been dealing with this since March I can say yeah. This is trye

@andreathompson9605 2 жыл бұрын

I got a note like that. I called them. They answered and said yeah you paid it is all good. They were surprisingly helpful.

@146TS Жыл бұрын

C'mon, man! They just hired 87,000 new agents. It's going to get better. (satire)

@TheTaysoren 2 жыл бұрын

Called multiple times, Still haven't gotten through. They also don't call back and you can't hold. They just hang up on you.

@danbert8 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the N-64 controller!

@bryandavid192 2 жыл бұрын

Wah! What a pleasant surprise!

@philliphorne301 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best cover I've ever heard

@freesk8 2 жыл бұрын

Great one! Thanks! :)

@soopermexican 2 жыл бұрын

Remy should pay no taxes, our nation owes HIM!!!

@jedimaster128 2 жыл бұрын

Remy is perfection!

@rictus7222 2 жыл бұрын

yeah apparently I have to wait until October before they will even look into my concerns and this was after about a week of calling trying to get through to a live agent

@fegolem 2 жыл бұрын

The IRS owes my fathers estate a refund for several years. They just keep sending a letter saying they need a little more time. Is it ever gonna happen?

@calvinlu8662 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. What happens if you owe them money and you just keep sending them a letter saying you need more time? Hrm........it's almost as if...... *gears turning*

@Mintstar_Oceanpop 2 жыл бұрын

IRS: Wait only we can do that!!

@lentzintl 2 жыл бұрын

This is gold 😂

@vince5406 2 жыл бұрын

Remy is by far the GOAT

@achefwithtwokittens 2 жыл бұрын

This happened to me many times. This video personally speaks to me. My hope is that they received my letters...

@brycecombs2868 2 жыл бұрын

Why is there no accountability for government apparatchiks who fail to deal with issues that have been filed?🤔

@benjaminstoner6568 Жыл бұрын

Remy is truly one of a kind.

@creedonjm 2 жыл бұрын

I got my CP11 on May 3rd. Saying I owed an additional $4500 because of the $1000 child tax credit advances. Of course they didn't calculate the $3500 check they cashed on 4/26... and yes I get that same message.

@jimwall2291 2 жыл бұрын

Love the AH reference.

@brandonk8948 Жыл бұрын

80,000 new IRS agents should fix this problem... wait, it's the government... nvm

@danaaronmusic 2 жыл бұрын

I've been receiving mailings from them probably about every couple of months, saying we can't respond to your query right now but we will get to it when we can. It must be close to a year now I've been getting these.

@bobsmith5134 2 жыл бұрын

well done

@freethebirds3578 Жыл бұрын

And the 87,000 new IRS agents still won't answer the damn phone. I'm about to give up. I don't make enough for the IRS to garnish wages from.

@transientcylon 2 жыл бұрын

Me and my old neighbor bought our homes a month apart. He got his new homebuyer tax credit in a month. I had to wait 13 months and only got it after complaining to their taxpayer advocacy service which was basically a place within the IRS to report the IRS. They had to send two years worth of refunds in one check. I had my money in two weeks. Kill the dinosaur.